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Epic Games Store pricing
Epic Games Store publishes a single tier. Below is what it costs, what it covers, and how that compares with the gaming tools listed alongside it.
As of 29 August 2026, Epic Games Store pricing is free. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- Free
- Model
- Free to use; individual games purchased separately
- Tiers
- 1
- Free tier
- Yes
Epic Games Store plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epic Games Store | Free | 3 | Entry tier |
Where Epic Games Store stops being free
Epic Games Store, Free
- Free account
- Weekly free games
- Game purchases billed individually
No paid tier on record
Epic Games Store lists a free tier and no priced tier above it in the record we hold.
What the product covers
The full Epic Games Store feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Other
- 12% revenue share
- Unreal Engine royalty waiver
- Weekly free games
- Cross-platform services
People bring Epic Games Store in for buying pc games, often at lower prices than competing stores, claiming the weekly free game, developers wanting a better revenue share than the 30% standard. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Epic Games Store are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Gaming
Too few gaming tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epic Games Store (this page) | Free | Free to use; individual games purchased separately | - | |
| Winio | Free | subscription | - | vs Epic Games Store |
| Roblox | Free | Free to play, Robux currency packs and a subscription | - | vs Epic Games Store |
| Fortnite | Free | Free to play with in-app purchases | - | vs Epic Games Store |
| Minecraft | $29.99/one-time | One-time purchase, optional Realms subscription | - | vs Epic Games Store |
| Humble Bundle | $11.99/month | Pay what you want per bundle, or a monthly subscription | - | vs Epic Games Store |
| Amazon Luna | $9.99/month | Per user per month | - | vs Epic Games Store |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Epic Games Store badges page.
Before you pay for Epic Games Store
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: a single tier at Free. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
Epic Games Store runs on windows, macos, web, and is published by Epic Games of Cary, North Carolina, United States. The full record is on the Epic Games Store review, and the rest of the category is under best gaming tools.
Epic Games Store pricing questions
- How much does Epic Games Store cost?
- Epic Games Store publishes a single tier, Epic Games Store, at Free.
- Does Epic Games Store have a free plan?
- Yes. The Epic Games Store tier costs nothing and covers free account, weekly free games, game purchases billed individually.
- Which gaming tools can I use without paying?
- 5 of the 8 gaming tools listed alongside Epic Games Store have a free tier: Winio, Roblox, Fortnite, Lutris, RetroArch.
- What am I actually paying for with Epic Games Store?
- The record lists 4 features across 1 area: other. In practice it is brought in for buying pc games, often at lower prices than competing stores, claiming the weekly free game, developers wanting a better revenue share than the 30% standard.
- Does Epic Games Store charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 1 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these Epic Games Store prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare Epic Games Store against before paying?
- The closest gaming tools in this directory are Winio, Roblox, Fortnite, Minecraft. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Epic Games Store covering price, platforms and features.